07/17/2014

where you fall on the Crazy Cat Lady scale if you can tell the difference between your cats just by the sound they make before throwing up a hairball?

Without turning around on the couch, I know instantly that Ben is preparing to decorate the floor behind me with a rodent-sized hairball just by the blurping sound he always makes. He's not too dramatic - just belch and release.

Gracie, on the other hand, hams it up. Prior to providing me with a hairy surprise, Gracie begins making a raspy "haaaack.....haaaaack.......haaaaack" sound like she is getting ready to cough up a lung. And, she tends to repeat this process - dragging it on for as long as possible in order to evoke sympathy from anyone within hearing distance.

Gracie seems to sense when there is an unsuspecting victim around. Someone who will want to help her recover from the stress and embarrassment of hacking up a hairball by providing her with some treats.

I'm still not quite sure what this new intuitive ability means. Am I developing a unique bond with my feline friends... or have I moved up to an advanced level on the Crazy Cat Lady scale? Hmmmm...

Enlightening comments about today's thought are welcomed, so please feel free to share.

Until next time, remember...

We cannot without becoming cats, perfectly understand the cat mind.- St. George Mivart

07/16/2014

It appears that three exits were not sufficient enough to allow for an escape from the strange cube. A fourth square shaped one was required. Unfortunately, the construction of it proved to be exhausting allowing for the capture of the escapee.

Until next time, remember...

Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.

Benjamin will run in circles around the dining room table as fast as he can.

When he can’t run one more step,

he will collapse in a heap.

Exhausted from all this exercise,

Benjamin’s stomach will probably start to growl.

If his stomach starts to growl,

Benjamin Bunny will most definitely want another treat.

And the cycle will continue again….and again….and again…

This post is a written in the format of If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff. I felt like I was living the basic concept of the book while experiencing the events described above. Thus, the inspiration for this post was born.

Until next time, remember...

Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

07/26/2013

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.